Last year, the state legislature put together a whopping billion-dollar bonding bill, that was laden with predictable pork barrel projects. The governor line-item vetoed many of the most frivolous appropriations. This session, despite a far worse budget situation, a lot of last year’s cut pork is coming back for another go at our wallets, and our children’s future incomes.

 

The state Senate is currently considering $367 million in bonding. Didn’t they get the memo? The state is broke. Worse than broke. We’re in the hole $6 billion and they want to increase our debt load? Well then, these bond-worthy projects must be very important, one might think.  

Projects like a $5 million expansion to Rochester’s volleyball court facility, $11 million worth of improvements to Como Zoo’s gorilla cages, another $5 million to the Minnesota Zoo, $90 million for MNSCU classroom renovations and expansions, $24 million to build another natural history museum and $5 million towards a new high-speed rail line to Chicago are just some of the critical projects legislators want to borrow more money for.

Take Action: Contact your elected officials. Tell them to close the checkbook AND cut up the credit cards. We can’t afford any more state spending.

Visit MinnesotaBudgetSolutions.com for more information about Minnesota's budget situation.